Engineering facilities

Engineering facilities

Within our brand-new, state-of-the-art engineering and the built environment facilities, you’ll find a range of industry-standard equipment, technology, machinery and software. Here you’ll have the opportunity to get hands-on with the kit and use your learnt and developed skills to become a well-rounded engineer.

Our Labs will allow you to develop the critical skills employers look for in graduates and ensure upon leaving us you are ready to go into a role with the knowledge you need to specialise and succeed.

We also have experience technicians on hand to support you where and when you need it.

Discover our:

  • Mechanical/Structural Lab to include different Structural Test kits that will measure Deflection of Beams & Cantilevers, Bending Stress and Bending Moments
  • Materials and Manufacturing Lab to include 3D Metal Printer, Hardness Tester, Universal Tensile Testing, Impact Tester, Milling and Drill machine
  • Fluids and Hydraulics Lab to include Digital Hydraulic Bench, Axial Flow Pump, Recirculating Flume, Hydro-electric Turbine and Surface Tension Balance
  • Process and Energy Lab to include HVAC unit, Air Conditioning Trainer, Process Trainer, Wind Turbine Dynamics and Photovoltaic Cells
  • Concrete & Geotechnical Testing Lab to include Slump Test, Concrete Density, Porosity, Flexural and Compression Testing, Soil Shear, Grading and Moisture Tests
  • Electrical and Electronics Lab to include Power and Energy Electronics, Modern Electrical Machine Systems, Three Phase Power Systems
  • Automation Lab to include Dobot Smart Industry 4.0 Workstation, pneumatic, electro-pneumatic, PLC systems
  • Immersive Virtual Reality Lab to include 3D interactive screen for virtual learning environment
  • CAD Lab to include high spec computers for engineering design and simulation